Hip Hop's Biggest SCAM : Jewelry

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Күн бұрын

Broke rappers are victims of the illusion of jewelry. In this video, we explore the cultural significance of bling in hip hop, from its roots as a symbol of success and status to its transformation into a billion-dollar industry.
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Time-codes:
0:00 - Intro
4:23 - The Formative Years of Hip-Hop Jewelry: 1979-1989
9: 45 - Moving Forward: 1990-2000
11:57 - The New Millennium: 2000-Present
13:30 - Why Rappers Wear Their Wealth
18:53 - Is it worth it?
22:30 - The fallout

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@lornewilliams3668 2 ай бұрын

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@purpdajerk89 2 ай бұрын

I was just about to comment that 😂😂

@FINDTHENUMBERSTV Ай бұрын

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@baronghede2365 2 ай бұрын

"It Is Not The Man Who Has To Little But It's The Man Who Has To Many Wants" (Stoic Quote) Blessed Be.

@YNGPilgrim 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful 💙🤟🏻💙

@okagotlheKgosilentswe 2 ай бұрын

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@gnosis7188 2 ай бұрын

Great video, bro. I live in NYC and have some friends who work in the diamond district. My friends informed me that sometimes pieces are loaned out to these entertainers if they promote the jeweler's brand and name in their music. Personally, I am convinced jewelry other than gold, platinum, silver, and precious gems are essentially worthless. Diamonds intrinsically have very little value unless they are massive in size and high quality clarity. Personally, I am convinced these jeweler's and powerful diamond companies like Dubeers use these entertainers, especially rappers, to keep promoting jewelry to the masses so that more people can be brainwashed and incentivized to spend their own hard earned money on worthless custom pieces , that only continue to enrich other races of people. Jewelry is a major scam unless you're buying solid gold pieces and precious gems like Saphires, Rubies, Emeralds, and Opals, especially, are some of the most expensive gems.

@leboraleting5059 2 ай бұрын

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@smartbusinessltd 2 ай бұрын

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@algeone 2 ай бұрын

@7:12 Run DmX ! lol DMC LOL

@tbj4855 2 ай бұрын

You can tell dude is a casual and don’t know what he’s talking about 😂

@algeone 2 ай бұрын

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@cifer3x-285 2 ай бұрын

They really tried to block this video from being posted lol good work

@thabelopholosa7215 2 ай бұрын

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@danielmoloisane4425 2 ай бұрын

Welcome back 🎉

@nomondedondolo4578 2 ай бұрын

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@siboshT 2 ай бұрын

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@Srtcuz 2 ай бұрын

Run dmx 😂😂😂

@relax4531 2 ай бұрын

imagine icing jewelry just to devalue it

@GRINDETHIKSMIXTAPESHOW Ай бұрын

Yo good video My King

@matthewdeward1984 2 ай бұрын

when i was comming up ones Jewelry was a semi representation of status and what one could afford, not creating a shiny 'target'. The idea was one had to also protect what they had and stay alive

@FINDTHENUMBERSTV Ай бұрын

I RESPECT YOU FOR DOIN YOU HIP-HOP HISTORY🎓

@BlaQMADITV 2 ай бұрын

Missed you bro 😖

@frodobaggemz Ай бұрын

this was a real good video, very informative. we give meaning to too much bullshit. that's why the rich stay rich. i liked and saved this video, and subscribed. great work!

@quique7764 2 ай бұрын

The hustlers of the era were the first to set the trends then RunDMC iirc were tone of the first to isay copy that style. And if you look back of that Paid in Full album you'll see some lnotorious street hustlers & stick up kids, one of then being origional 50 cent.

@sijr6176 2 ай бұрын

I do love diamond and gold jewellery. Jewellery and precious stones have been there for ages. Used to be means of payment at one point in history. But I just don't own what I can wear as regular jewellery. Rapper level of jewels though? Even if you can afford how are you gonna walk on the street decked out in those without getting robbed? I don't want to have security follow me around all the time like Beyonce ewwww. I prefer Andre 3000 , I could be wrong but I think he walks around among regular people on streets no fanfare

@jameslight4391 2 ай бұрын

it's about showing you made it.

@benjamanmitchell4594 2 ай бұрын

Its not Run DMX its Run DMC!!!! At about 7:14

@jahsonstar4209 22 күн бұрын

If you can understand why poor people in any country and society who want to be like the rich people in their society. You can understand your people then you can understand why these rappers do what they do.

@Health33570 2 ай бұрын

Idolatry this is all it is, they got they 15 seconds of fame and bling

@Bongani_Maqoboza 2 ай бұрын

Ye said its modern day slavery

@Lolife86 2 ай бұрын

I'm sorry but only 1 community in hip hop spend the most of their money in jewelry...

@willroberson7666 2 ай бұрын

Are you pocket watching ? Huh ?

@StephanieWells2021 2 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@Flylifet 2 ай бұрын

😂😂

@inganathimzileni1747 2 ай бұрын

Some of them go as far as wearing fake jewelry.

@jamesdean3125 2 ай бұрын

Ron DMX 😅

@Anthony-fr2if 2 ай бұрын

Do they still call it Ice?

@godrules3596 Ай бұрын

@ladylestranj 2 ай бұрын

Why do they buy the ugliest stuff though?

@matthewdeward1984 2 ай бұрын

now everyone wearing bling its nuts

@Papa-905 2 ай бұрын

Rap revolutionary to rap dump industry Revolutionized to industrialized Wake up it was disign to keep black on fake reality this sad

@fitnesswitness1311 2 ай бұрын

Walking,talking banks get robbed 😂🤣🤣🤣

@mzimhlemosiwe5047 2 ай бұрын

Empty vessels scream the loudest....

@tbj4855 2 ай бұрын

Sounds like bro is just jealous 😂😂😂😂

@HollywoodJTV 2 ай бұрын

I’m watching this video as if I’m from Africa lol

@billrowan1957 2 ай бұрын

RUN-DM W H A T ??

@chronikhavok3407 Ай бұрын

Run dmx 😢it's Run dmc😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

@rorisangsathegi 2 ай бұрын

nt1a is a good enough mic to last you your youtube career.

@mook4452 Ай бұрын

You not talking about shit

@mansamusa3387 2 ай бұрын

Who is this tether telling our story gtfoh

@STEEZ-A-LEE 2 ай бұрын

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@k2metserampoporo219 Ай бұрын

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